Guinea President Lansana Conte, who ruled the African nation with an iron hand since seizing power in a coup nearly a quarter-century ago, died of undisclosed causes Dec. 22, it was reported from ...

Agyemang, has left the country today to witness the swearing-in of Guinea’s president-elect, Mamadi Doumbouya.

CONAKRY, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Guinea's President Lansana Conte has died after an illness, Prime Minister Ahmed Tidiane Souare said on Tuesday. Conte, a chain-smoking and reclusive diabetic who was in ...

CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) -- Gunmen fired on a convoy carrying Guinea President Lansana Conte in an apparent assassination attempt in the capital on Wednesday, security officials said. Conte was not hurt, ...

MOUSSAYAH, Guinea -- Tens of thousands of loyalists on Friday mourned the dictator who ruled Guinea for nearly a quarter-century, lining the roads to the lavish palace grounds where he was interred ...